The Canoe Sprint European Championships (or European Canoe Sprint Championships) is an international canoeing and kayaking event organized by the European Canoe Association (ECA). It was first held in 1933 in Prague under the auspices of the International Canoe Federation. In 1997, the European Championships were resumed, and now take place annually.
The most titled athlete of the European Championships is Hungarian Katalin Kovács, who has 29 gold medals, 17 silver medals and 2 bronze medals in her record. Among men, the number of wins is led by German Ronald Rauhe, who won the European championships 17 times.
Editions EditionYearHostEvents11933 Prague, Czechoslovakia721934 Copenhagen, Denmark831936 Duisburg, Germany241957 Ghent, Belgium1551959 Duisburg, West Germany1561961 Poznań, Poland1671963 Jajce, Yugoslavia1681965 Bucharest, Romania1691967 Duisburg, West Germany16101969 Moscow, Soviet Union16Not organised 1970 - 1996111997 Plovdiv, Bulgaria26121999 Zagreb, Croatia26132000 Poznań, Poland26142001 Milan, Italy27152002 Szeged, Hungary27162004 Poznań, Poland27172005 Poznań, Poland27182006 Račice, Czech Republic27192007 Pontevedra, Spain27202008 Milan, Italy27212009 Brandenburg an der Havel, Germany27222010 Trasona, Spain24+1232011 Belgrade, Serbia25242012 Zagreb, Croatia26252013 Montemor-o-Velho, Portugal26 + 9262014 Brandenburg an der Havel, Germany26 + 8272015 Račice, Czech Republic27 + 11282016 Moscow, Russia27 + 11292017 Plovdiv, Bulgaria27 + 10302018 Belgrade, Serbia30 + 10–2019* Poznań, Poland12–2020 Bascov, Romania–312021 Poznań, Poland30 + 12322022 Munich, Germany29 + 11332023* Montemor-o-Velho, Portugal342024 Szeged, Hungary29 + 10352025 Racine, Czech Republic23 + 12
2023 Paracanoe only, since Canoe Sprint was included in the European Games. Canoe slalom at the 2023 European Games Canoe sprint at the 2023 European Games
Source: European Canoe Association. Retrieved 2011-06-19
Notes The 1963 world championships were designated that year's European championships. The ECA chose not to organise the 2019 championships because of the European Games, so a separate Paracanoe European Championships were held as a result. The 2020 championships were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Paracanoe added to the 2010 championships, then subsequent championships from 2013 onwards.
European Junior and U23 Canoe Sprint Championships
Source:
Edition Year Host venue EventsJunior11998 Nyköping, Sweden22000 Boulogne-sur-mer, France32002 Zagreb, Croatia42004 Poznań, Poland52006 Athens, GreeceJunior and U236 + 12007 Belgrade, Serbia7 + 22008 Szeged, Hungary8 + 32009 Poznań, Poland9 + 42010 Moscow, Russia10 + 52011 Zagreb, Croatia11 + 62012 Montemor-o-Velho, Portugal21 + 2112 + 72013 Poznań, Poland21 + 2113 + 82014 Mantes-en-Yvelines, France21 + 2114 + 92015 Pitești, Romania22 + 2215 + 102016 Plovdiv, Bulgaria23 + 2316 + 112017 Belgrade, Serbia23 + 2317 + 122018 Auronzo, Italy18 + 1818 + 132019 Račice, Czech Republic18 + 1819 + 142020 Moscow, Russia (cancelled)20 + 152021 Poznań, Poland21 + 162022 Belgrade, Serbia22 + 172023 Auronzo, Italy23 + 182024 Bratislava, Slovakia24 + 192025 Pitești, Romania
2020 Moscow, Russia - Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Junior Flatwater Racing 1996 1998 2000 FRA Boulogna-Sur-Mer 21./23 July only Junior
Junior and U23 Flatwater Racing 2002 Zagreb, Croatia – only Junior 2004 Poznań, Poland 22–25 July 2006 Athens, Greece 3–6 August 2007 Under 23 and Junior European Championships – Belgrade, Serbia 2008 Junior & Under 23 European Championship – Szeged, Hungary – 17–20 July 2008 2009 Poznań, Poland 2010 Junior and U23 European Championships 2010 2011 30 June - 3 July - Junior & U23 European Championships, Zargreb
European Sprint Championships U-23 2020 is the 123rd edition of this competition. The competition takes place from 2 July till 5 July 2020 in Moscow in Russia. (not held)
European Sprint Championships U-23 - Results Women 2021 Poland – Poznań – 24 June 2021 – 27 June 2021
European Sprint Championships U-23 2022 - Medal Table Serbia – Belgrade – 23 June 2022 – 26 June 2022
Senior Medals
Canoe (1933–2024) The following table lists all the medals won by each nation since the 1933 edition. Exhibition events are not included in this ranking.
Para Canoe (2017–2022) 3 events in 2019 Paracanoe European Championships and 1 event (Men's VL1) from the 2022 Canoe Sprint European Championships are not included in the medal table due to lack of participation.
Junior and U23 Medals Source: https://timetable.europecanoeevents.com/index.php?gmt=0&gmt2=0
2025 Source:
https://timetable.europecanoeevents.com/index.php?gmt=0&gmt2=0
https://timetable.europecanoeevents.com/uploads/XML_Provas/130/pdf/Entries/Pitesti2025-StartListSummary.pdf
https://timetable.europecanoeevents.com/uploads/XML_Provas/130/pdf/Entries/Pitesti2025-CountryList.pdf
https://timetable.europecanoeevents.com/uploads/XML_Provas/130/pdf/Entries/Pitesti2025-CompetitorsList.pdf
2024 https://www.europecanoeevents.com/events/results?gmt=-7&gmt2=420
2023
Most successful athletes This following table lists athletes that have won multiple medals since the 1997 edition (updated until 2021).
See also International Canoe Federation ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships European Canoe Slalom Championships European Canoe Marathon Championships
References
External links European Canoe Association